Description:
This handbook presents the first authoritative survey of research on the relationship between language and culture. Written by a group of prominent scholars from around the globe, the thirty-three newly commissioned chapters provide a vital resource for scholars and students interested in language and culture.
Review Quotes:
"This is a breathtakingly wide-ranging book that reveals the literally thousands of complexities in the study of language and culture. Clearly structured and written by the best experts in the field, it is a milestone in the serious study of the language-culture interface."
Zoltán Kövecses, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
"As the world becomes increasingly globalised, it's extremely important for people in many different fields to gain a deeper understanding of the interrelationship between language and culture. This Handbook provides a wonderfully broad-ranging and stimulating exploration of this complex field and is likely to become an important reference source for all those working in this area."
Helen Spencer-Oatey, University of Warwick, UK
"The publisher's copy recommends the Routlege Handbook of Language and Culture as 'a vital resource for scholars and students interested in language and culture'. That it certainly is. The coverage is broad and there is much of immediate practical use."
Gary Palmer, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
"This volume is an essential addition to any collection focusing on the relationship between language and culture. It is broad in its coverage of a wide range of disciplines such as applied linguistics, anthropology, sociology, cognitive science and so on; yet each chapter is detailed, scholarly and thorough, written by recognised experts in their respective fields...this is an exceptional collection of carefully selected chapters that shed light on a wide range of connected themes and that inspires further research into the complex interphase between culture and language: a must-read for anyone interested in this fascinating topic."
Gail Al Hafidh, Higher Colleges of Technology in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, LINGUIST List 27.1132